General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 8th February 2012 PM

The Ven. Cherry Vann, Archdeacon of Rochdale
(Manchester) moved on behalf of the Manchester Diocesan Synod:

'That this Synod call upon the House of Bishops,
in exercise of its powers under Standing Order 60(b), to amend the
draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women)
Measure in the manner proposed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and
York at the Revision Stage for the draft Measure.'

Following debate and amendment, the motion was
carried in the following form:

'That this Synod

(a) noting the significant support the draft Bishops and Priests
(Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure has received in
the Houses of Bishops, Clergy and Laity of diocesan synods, and

(b) desiring that the draft Measure be returned to the Synod for
consideration on the Final Approval Stage substantially unamended
so that it can be seen if the proposals embodied in it in the form
in which it has been referred to the
dioceses can attain the level of support required to achieve Final
Approval,

request the House of Bishops in the exercise of its power under
Standing Order 60(b) not to amend the draft Measure
substantially.".'

Following debate, the motion was carried and the
Synod agreed two amendments to Standing Orders as follows:

"In Standing Order 115(a) for sub-paragraph (i) insert "(i) a
Chairman elected by and from the Synod;".'

"In Standing Order 115(c) for the words from "and among the
appointed members" to the end insert "(but so that, in its
application to a casual vacancy in the office of Chairman, the
provisions of SO 120(e)(i) shall not apply).".'

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